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Data for September 2016 | Release Date: November 29, 2016 | Next Release: December 23, 2016
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Table 4.13.B. Average Cost of Natural Gas Delivered for Electricity Generation by State, (Year-to-Date) September 2016 and 2015

(Dollars per MMBtu)

Census Divisionand State

Electric Power Sector

Electric Utilities

Independent Power Producers

September 2016 YTD

September 2015 YTD

Percentage Change

September 2016 YTD

September 2015 YTD

September 2016 YTD

September 2015 YTD

New England

3.07

4.42

-31%

3.51

3.92

3.07

4.43

Connecticut

3.52

4.69

-25%

--

--

3.52

4.69

Maine

W

W

W

--

--

W

W

Massachusetts

2.78

4.37

-36%

3.38

3.80

2.78

4.38

New Hampshire

W

W

W

3.91

4.70

W

W

Rhode Island

W

3.72

W

--

--

W

3.72

Vermont

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Middle Atlantic

2.10

3.21

-35%

2.52

3.93

2.05

3.12

New Jersey

2.01

3.24

-38%

--

--

2.01

3.24

New York

2.51

3.63

-31%

2.52

3.93

2.51

3.53

Pennsylvania

1.76

2.72

-35%

--

--

1.76

2.72

East North Central

2.53

2.98

-15%

2.67

3.13

2.41

2.86

Illinois

2.71

3.27

-17%

2.96

3.81

2.69

3.22

Indiana

W

W

W

2.79

3.11

W

W

Michigan

2.60

3.37

-23%

2.79

3.38

2.48

3.36

Ohio

2.14

2.39

-10%

2.20

2.55

2.12

2.33

Wisconsin

W

W

W

2.66

3.35

W

W

West North Central

2.80

W

W

2.81

3.54

2.73

W

Iowa

2.53

3.12

-19%

2.53

3.12

--

--

Kansas

3.24

3.71

-13%

3.24

3.71

--

--

Minnesota

W

W

W

2.92

3.78

W

W

Missouri

W

W

W

2.74

3.38

W

W

Nebraska

3.03

3.77

-20%

3.03

3.77

--

--

North Dakota

2.64

8.37

-68%

2.64

8.37

--

--

South Dakota

2.36

3.32

-29%

2.36

3.32

--

--

South Atlantic

3.32

4.13

-20%

3.42

4.26

2.55

3.02

Delaware

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

District of Columbia

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Florida

3.67

4.41

-17%

3.69

4.44

2.76

2.98

Georgia

2.84

3.35

-15%

2.90

3.39

2.63

3.19

Maryland

2.84

4.24

-33%

--

--

2.84

4.24

North Carolina

W

W

W

3.59

4.88

W

W

South Carolina

W

W

W

3.21

3.64

W

W

Virginia

W

3.59

W

2.73

4.05

W

2.26

West Virginia

W

W

W

2.37

2.86

W

W

East South Central

2.69

3.08

-13%

2.70

3.06

2.68

3.11

Alabama

W

W

W

2.78

3.17

W

W

Kentucky

W

W

W

3.01

3.87

W

W

Mississippi

W

W

W

2.68

2.99

W

W

Tennessee

2.44

2.84

-14%

2.44

2.84

--

--

West South Central

2.52

2.97

-15%

2.62

3.08

2.43

2.89

Arkansas

W

W

W

2.95

3.36

W

W

Louisiana

2.54

3.08

-18%

2.58

3.09

2.31

2.91

Oklahoma

W

W

W

2.62

3.14

W

W

Texas

2.49

2.92

-15%

2.60

3.01

2.45

2.89

Mountain

2.84

W

W

2.85

3.36

2.73

W

Arizona

W

3.45

W

3.03

3.58

W

3.06

Colorado

W

3.71

W

2.97

3.60

W

4.34

Idaho

2.73

2.96

-7.8%

2.73

2.96

--

--

Montana

--

W

W

--

2.38

--

W

Nevada

2.76

3.29

-16%

2.76

3.29

--

--

New Mexico

2.79

3.23

-14%

2.79

3.23

--

--

Utah

W

W

W

2.49

3.03

W

W

Wyoming

6.91

W

W

6.91

4.91

--

W

Pacific Contiguous

2.87

3.32

-14%

3.13

3.57

2.64

3.09

California

2.99

3.42

-13%

3.39

3.75

2.73

3.16

Oregon

W

W

W

2.21

2.84

W

W

Washington

W

W

W

3.20

3.54

W

W

Pacific Noncontiguous

6.51

5.36

21%

6.51

5.36

--

--

Alaska

6.51

5.36

21%

6.51

5.36

--

--

Hawaii

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

U.S. Total

2.76

3.43

-20%

3.01

3.67

2.43

3.12

NM = Not meaningful due to large relative standard error or excessive percentage change.
W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.

Notes:
See Glossary for definitions. Values for 2015 are final. Values for 2016 are preliminary.
See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.